Wontou Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wontou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wontou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wontou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wontou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wontou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wontou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wontou is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wontou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Wontou is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Wontou is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Not including Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 47 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wointou921/
Wonto91118/
Wontu9123/
Wountous861/
Wointoue861/
Wantou83284/
Wontoe83166/
Bontou83164/
Wointu8349/
Wontho834/
Vontou833/
Wontoh832/
Wonteu832/
Wounto832/
Wontuo832/
Wonttu831/
Wointhoue801/
Wointoh7728/
Bountou7720/
Wuantou7712/
Wantous7712/
Wonthoe778/
Woinetu774/
Wonthot774/
Wunthou772/
Wonthos772/
Wontoya771/
Wonttui771/
Boyntou771/
Woynetu771/
Wontoch771/
Bontu7320,331/
Wanto7313,241/
Bonto735,479/
Wantu73880/
Wuntu73436/
Wonta73346/
Womtu7333/
Wunto7330/
Womto739/
Vontu738/
Vonto732/
Wohntueh711/
Bonthu677,865/
Boonto671,210/
Wantoe67923/
Bantou67456/
Wantoh67431/
Wantho67421/
Bontoi67227/
Wanthu67170/
Wontah67103/
Vontau6779/
Wantui6754/
Wantoo6743/
Bontoș6737/
Bounto6734/
Vantou6723/
Bontoy6721/
Wamtou6719/
Bontui6719/
Bonttu6718/
Wontas6718/
Wontai6717/
Buonto6714/
Wantoa679/
Wantut677/
Wounta676/
Wontha675/
Bontho674/
Wontaa674/
Bonntu674/
Wanteu674/
Bontau674/
Woumto673/
Wantau672/
Wantuo672/
Wantoi672/
Wantuy671/
Bountu671/
Vontoi671/
Boynto671/
Bontto671/
Buntou671/
Wanhtu671/
Wontea671/
Wuntoh671/
Boontu671/
Vontui671/
Hwanto671/
Wantuh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wontou
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